2048 Ventures

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Overview

2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City and Boston that invests in pre-seed and seed rounds for startups in Vertical AI, Deep Tech, Health, and Bio sectors.¹² It leads rounds with check sizes of $500K to $3M, focusing on visionary founders building platform companies with strong data moats, and offers a Pre-Seed Fast Track for funding within 10 business days.²⁴ The firm recently raised $82M to support investments primarily in NYC and Boston.²

History

2048 Ventures was founded in 2018 by Alex Iskold, a 5x founder, software engineer, and former Techstars Managing Director for New York City.¹⁵ Key team members include Partner Zann Ali, with experience at Putnam Investments and Fidelity, and VP of Finance & Operations Justine, previously with Techstars Montréal AI accelerator.⁵ The firm raised $67M for Fund II and recently secured $82M in new capital to lead pre-seed and seed rounds in targeted sectors.²⁴

Notable Products

Fund II ($67M) - Investment fund focused on pre-seed rounds in AI, biotech, and deep tech.
Pre-Seed Fast Track - Program funding startups $500K-$1.5M within 10 business days.
Seed Round Leadership - Leads seed investments up to $3M in Vertical AI, Health, and Bio.

Reputation

2048 Ventures maintains a consistent NPS score of 100 from portfolio founders, indicating strong satisfaction with support provided.³ Professionals note its founder-led approach and rapid funding process as strengths for early-stage startups in NYC and Boston.²⁴ It is recognized for thesis-driven investments in high-tech sectors like AI and biotech by industry directories.¹⁶

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